{"id":6368,"date":"2025-07-13T09:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/6368\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T09:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T09:41:03","slug":"iphone-17-pro-dummy-unit-leak-just-doubled-down-on-mammoth-design-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/6368\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17 Pro dummy unit leak just doubled down on mammoth design change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged dummy unit of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/the-entire-iphone-17-lineup-just-got-revealed-in-new-video-heres-the-biggest-changes\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/the-entire-iphone-17-lineup-just-got-revealed-in-new-video-heres-the-biggest-changes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Pro popped in a video<\/a> back in April, but new hands-on photos give us a closer look at the next Pro model iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked images come from regular tipster <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MajinBuOfficial\/status\/1943302078811513104\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MajinBuOfficial\/status\/1943302078811513104\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow\">Majin Bu Official on X<\/a>, where they posted two images of a purported black <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-pro\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-pro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> model in contrast to the bland beige models shown in the April video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.05%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8qgpCJDrMNfPwB4ZqftP7m.jpg\" alt=\"Leaked image of an iPhone 17 Pro dummy unit from leaker Majin Bu Official\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8qgpCJDrMNfPwB4ZqftP7m.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8qgpCJDrMNfPwB4ZqftP7m.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Majin Bu Official)<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing spectacularly new in these images that we haven&#8217;t seen in previous renders or CAD drawings. Compared to a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-pro-leak-gives-us-a-close-up-view-of-the-new-camera-bar-and-im-still-not-sure-about-this\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-pro-leak-gives-us-a-close-up-view-of-the-new-camera-bar-and-im-still-not-sure-about-this\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously leaked image<\/a> also from Majin, though, the colors in this version of the iPhone 17 Pro appear much darker and less two-toned.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss these<\/p>\n<p>The latest images provide us with a look at the expanded camera module on the back of the phone where the flash has been moved all the way to the right side of the phone. Plus, the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone has been pushed down a bit.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear from the angle of the photos, but the buttons appear to be more flush with the phone in comparison to those on the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16-pro-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16-pro-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 16 Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With phone makers pushing to produce thinner models like the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/samsung-phones\/samsung-galaxy-s25-edge-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/samsung-phones\/samsung-galaxy-s25-edge-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge<\/a> or the much rumored <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-air-rumors-everything-we-know-so-far\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-17-air-rumors-everything-we-know-so-far\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Air<\/a>, this Pro model looks surprisingly thick.<\/p>\n<p>A MagSafe case as well<\/p>\n<p>In a similar vein, Majin Bu followed up those images with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MajinBuOfficial\/status\/1943656646154002775\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MajinBuOfficial\/status\/1943656646154002775\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow\">a video that purports to show off the a MagSafe case design<\/a> for the iPhone 17 Pro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Magsafe Case Design for iPhone 17 Pro pic.twitter.com\/ynavEmiPam<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1943656646154002775\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1943656646154002775\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a clear case with the MagSafe magnet symbol on the back of the base, which looks like it should encompass the altered Apple logo position.<\/p>\n<p>The camera bump on the case is gigantic, meaning your phone won&#8217;t lie flat on a table with the lenses giving it a significant boost.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll get to see for ourselves when the iPhone 17 series arrives in the fall, likely in Apple&#8217;s usual September window.<\/p>\n<p>More from Tom&#8217;s Guide<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Apple iPhone 16, Apple iPhone 16e, Apple iPhone 16 Pro, Apple iPhone 16 Plus and  Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max deals<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An alleged dummy unit of the iPhone 17 Pro popped in a video back in April, but new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":["post-6368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}